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Fordyce's granules in the oral mucosa of adult Israeli Jews
Author(s) -
Gorsky Meir,
Buchner Amos,
FundoianuDayan Dan,
Cohen Carmela
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1986.tb01541.x
Subject(s) - medicine , vermilion , buccal mucosa , lower lip , oral mucosa , dentistry , traditional medicine , oral cavity , anatomy , surgery , chemistry , organic chemistry
The prevalence of Fordyce's granules in a group of 2,462 Israeli Jews was determined. Fordyce's granules were observed in 94.9% of the entire sample. The most common location was the vermilion border of the upper lip (82.2%), followed by the retromolar area (73.3%), the buccal mucosa (65.9%) and the vermilion border of the lower lip (29.2%). The granules were more common in men. A significant difference in prevalence was found between the Ashkenazi group and each of the other two ethnic groups.